# Importing Lyrics From Text Files
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-lyrics-from-text-files/3635
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 9, 2006, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-lyrics-from-text-files/3635 "2006-08-09T14:03:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Louie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Louie)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2006, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-lyrics-from-text-files/3635/1 "2006-08-09T14:03:21Z")
I have prevously downloaded most of the lyrics of my mp3's in separate text files located in a different folder. The format of the filename of these text files is "ARTIST - TITLE.txt". Is it possible to import these lyrics to my mp3's (%UNSYNCEDLYRICS%)?
How do i manipulate the "Text File - Tag" function so that it will copy all the lines from the text file(and not just one line)?
If it is indeed possible... Can i batch import all the lyrics to each of my mp3's?
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2006, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-lyrics-from-text-files/3635/2 "2006-08-09T16:30:06Z")
> [@Louie](#):
>
> ... How do i manipulate the "Text File - Tag" function so that it will copy all the lines from the text file(and not just one line)? ...
Well, you are one of many other Mp3tag users that stub against a well known wall, but you may use the following workaround.
1. Assuming you have a file **UnsyncedLyrics.txt** (or any other name) containing some lines of text:
--- BeginOfFile ---
L i n e 001
L i n e 002
L i n e 003
--- EndOfFile ---
Modify (a copy of) this textfile by prepending the string '_eng||_' and appending the special symbol **@CRLF** at end of each line and wrap all lines together into one line (the last line can be left as is):
--- BeginOfFile ---
eng||L i n e 001_@CRLF_L i n e 002_@CRLF_L i n e 003
--- EndOfFile ---
Instead of the symbol @CRLF you can use any other special character that is unique to this textfile, for instance you may use the character **^** :
--- BeginOfFile ---
eng||L i n e 001^L i n e 002^L i n e 003
--- EndOfFile ---
Save the textfile.
2. Select the regarding mp3 file and do an **Action** convert mode **Textfile - Tag** : _Filename_: UnsyncedLyrics.txt _Formatstring_: %UNSYNCEDLYRICS%
Afterwards the mp3 file contains an UNSYNCEDLYRICS tag filled with the string:
_eng||L i n e 001@CRLFL i n e 002@CRLFL i n e 003_
3. Create an **Actiongroup** and name it e.g. '_Replace @CRLF in UNSYNCEDLYRICS_' Create an **Action** mode **Replace with regular expression** : _Field_: UNSYNCEDLYRICS _Regular Expression_: \@CRLF _Replace with_: $char(13)$char(10)
4. Run this Actiongroup '_Replace @CRLF in UNSYNCEDLYRICS_' against the same mp3 file. Afterwards the mp3 file contains an UNSYNCEDLYRICS tag filled with the string:
In grid view:
_eng||L i n e 001□□L i n e 002□□L i n e 003_
In extended tag view:
_eng||L i n e 001
L i n e 002
L i n e 003_
5. Ready.
Good luck!
Hmm, spoken for myself I often use the clipboard to copy and paste a block of text into the UNSYNCEDLYRICS tag in Extended tag view.
By the way, using some Windows Macro recording feature may help to batch this work.
But finally I would prefer to have a native Mp3tag feature to do multi export/import of UNSYNCEDLYRICS contents in an easy seamy way.
DD.20060809.2028
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### Author:  [@Louie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Louie)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2006, 1:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-lyrics-from-text-files/3635/3 "2006-08-10T01:58:46Z")
I get it now... So you have to edit every text file. (I could probaby use a program that replaces all linebreaks to @CRLF or ^.)
I guess i can add lyrics to multiple files now by using the "textfile-tag' function with the format string "%unsyncedlyrics%" if i put this in my text file:
eng||L i n e 001^L i n e 002^L i n e 003 (lyrics for song 1 in fileview)
eng||L i n e 001^L i n e 002^L i n e 003 (lyrics for song 2 in fileview)
eng||L i n e 001^L i n e 002^L i n e 003 (lyrics for song 3 in fileview)
eng||L i n e 001^L i n e 002^L i n e 003 (lyrics for song 4 in fileview)
eng||L i n e 001^L i n e 002^L i n e 003 (lyrics for song 5 in fileview)
and so on...
Anyway... Thanks a lot... It really helped me....
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-lyrics-from-text-files/3635/4 "2026-02-09T12:19:50Z")